This week, we learned about feral children. These children are raised in the wild, which prevents society telling them how to act. We all have heard of stories about children all over the world in different cultures raised by wolves. But, I never really thought about it. Would children learn to speak? Get to know humanity? Understand and mimic our ways of living? We watched a movie of popular cases regarding feral children.
One is the case of Oxana Malaya, a girl from Ukraine who spent eight years of her life living in a kennel, practically raised by neighborhood dogs since her alcoholic parents couldn’t take care of her. She learned many dog-like habits and learning language was difficult for her. What’s very surprising is that she was born in 1983. It’s incredible to believe that occurrences such as this happen today.
Another interesting case is that of Genie, who spent thirteen years trapped and isolated and strapped to a potty chair in her Californian home. She never learned language or how to socialize. Genie’s mother ran away from the house in 1970 after a physical argument, taking Genie with her. Charges for child abuse were on both parents. Still alive and deprived from the childhood she deserved, Genie still has questions and much to learn about the world
Questions we must ask ourselves are: What can we do to prevent this? How many more are out there? How can we help them? How do they survive? How do they come to understand about society?
Food for thought!
One is the case of Oxana Malaya, a girl from Ukraine who spent eight years of her life living in a kennel, practically raised by neighborhood dogs since her alcoholic parents couldn’t take care of her. She learned many dog-like habits and learning language was difficult for her. What’s very surprising is that she was born in 1983. It’s incredible to believe that occurrences such as this happen today.
Another interesting case is that of Genie, who spent thirteen years trapped and isolated and strapped to a potty chair in her Californian home. She never learned language or how to socialize. Genie’s mother ran away from the house in 1970 after a physical argument, taking Genie with her. Charges for child abuse were on both parents. Still alive and deprived from the childhood she deserved, Genie still has questions and much to learn about the world
Questions we must ask ourselves are: What can we do to prevent this? How many more are out there? How can we help them? How do they survive? How do they come to understand about society?
Food for thought!
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